A revolution in rhyme : poetic co-option under the Islamic Republic.
A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic offers, for the first time, an original, timely examination of the pivotal role poetry plays in policy, power and political legitimacy in modern-day Iran. Through a compelling chronological and thematic framework, Shams presents fres...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2021.
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| Series: | Oxford Oriental monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A Revolution in Rhyme: Poetic Co-option under the Islamic Republic offers, for the first time, an original, timely examination of the pivotal role poetry plays in policy, power and political legitimacy in modern-day Iran. Through a compelling chronological and thematic framework, Shams presents fresh insights into the emerging lexicon of coercion and unrest in the modern Persian canon. |
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| Item Description: | An "Imagined" Iran and the Power of a Panegyric Ode. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 371 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780192602480 0192602489 |